Tennis great Roger Federer hailed his former rival Rafael Nadal yesterday ahead of the Spaniard's imminent retirement from tennis at the Davis Cup.
"Rafa, I have to say: What an incredible run you've had. Including 14 French Opens - historic!" Federer wrote on social media platform X.
"You made Spain proud... you made the whole tennis world proud."
Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam winner, will bow out from professional tennis after competing with Spain in Malaga this week.
Nadal has struggled badly with injury in the last few years, leading him to the decision to quit professional tennis.
Retired Swiss star Federer and Nadal faced each other 14 times at Grand Slam tournaments with Nadal holding a 6-3 advantage in finals.
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